Anika Ayyar
Former Associate at Scale Venture Partners
Saratoga, California
Writes $5M – $15M checks · typically $10M
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Experience
- SierraProduct Managercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Neythri Futures FundFounding LPcurrent2021 — present
- InstacartSenior Product Manager2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA Candidate2022 — 2024
- Mayfield FundInvestor2023Menlo Park, California, United States
- Scale Venture PartnersInvestor2021 — 2022
- GoogleProduct Manager2018 — 2021Mountain View
- The Sheroes ProjectFounder2015 — 2021
- Techlab EducationProgramming Tutor2018
- Duke UniversityUndergraduate Teaching Assistant, Duke Computer Science Department2016 — 2018
- Duke UniversityWriter, Duke Research Blog2015 — 2016Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
- Duke UniversityStudent Trainer and Tech Tutor, Duke Office of Information Technology2014 — 2016Durham, NC
- GoogleAssociate Product Manager Intern2017Mountain View, California
- GoogleSoftware Intern2016Mountain View, CA
- GoogleGoogle Student Ambassador2015 — 2016
- Cytobank Inc.Web Development and Research Intern2015Mountain View, CA
- World Schools Debating ChampionshipDebater, Team USA2012 — 2014
- Stanford University School of MedicineResearch Intern, Seung Kim Laboratory2012 — 2013Stanford University Department of Developmental Biology and Medicine
Network6
Tracie RotterScout
Partner, Platform at Lux Capital
Alex Niehenke
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Andy Vitus
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Ariel Tseitlin
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Chris Yin
Principal at Scale Venture Partners
Eric Anderson
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Anika Ayyar?
- Associate at Scale Venture Partners
- What check size does Anika Ayyar write?
- Anika Ayyar typically writes checks of $5M – $15M.
- Where did Anika Ayyar go to school?
- Anika Ayyar studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Duke University (Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science); Phillips Exeter Academy (High School Diploma).
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Also worked at Mayfield Fund57
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